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UnityPoint Health · 1 day ago

RN Acute-Maternity Internal Resource Pool (Float Pool)

Des Moines, IA

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

0+ years exp

UnityPoint Health is a recognized leader in healthcare, dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to its team members. The Maternity Internal Resource Team (IRT) supports maternity nursing units during times of vacancy and high acuity, ensuring quality care for patients. This role involves providing and coordinating nursing care, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and maintaining accurate patient documentation.

Health CareHospitalMedical

Responsibilities

Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process

Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient’s care

Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments, and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients

Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations

Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care

Demonstrates professional development by keeping abreast of current nursing practice and healthcare trends

Qualification

Registered NurseAcute RN experienceNursing processPatient assessmentCritical thinking

Required

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program

Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa

Minimum of six months acute RN experience

All newly licensed RNs or RNs with less than six months of acute RN experience and who are interested in this department or any other Acute RN role within UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, are encouraged and required to participate in the RN Residency program

Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects